Management Model

Many people get confused as to what the Deming Cycle management model actually is.

Well, here goes my explanation!

The Deming Cycle forms part of the continuous improvement cycle that you see in most quality initiatives. That is:

PLAN: Design or revise business process components to improve results

DO: Implement the plan and measure its performance

CHECK: Assess the measurements and report the results to decision makers

ACT: Decide on changes needed to improve the process

W. Edwards Deming analyzed business processes in the 1950’s to see the relationship between improvements and the stage of the process that needed improving. This was mostly evidenced through production processes. At the time it was state of the art. To me, it’s plain old common sense!

But then again, common sense is not common!

Sean Mc

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